1520 2 0
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With a roar and short burst of flame, the dragon awoke, startled.
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15201010
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not of time, but of all the clocks/
that tick along toward the end/
of all the possibilities.
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1520138
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I worry for the daffodils/
and there optimistic yellow bursts./
I worry for the over-eager clover,//
prodigious green on crepe myrtles,/
even for the early green of nut grass.
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152097
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Even word dancers need rest.
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152053
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This is my secret source of income, you see....
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152041
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We cannot love the past...
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152022
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152076
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In the panic following news of my motorcycle crash, my honey fled the house without coat or wallet, and now, nearly midnight, we don’t even have cab fare home.
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151922
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151974
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They found it naught however as it was lost at metro stops, canceled appointments and in ever dimming light that failed to reflect what was instead of what could have been.
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151910
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I laughed maniacally in my head at the thought, but I kept picking at it all the same, the bunnies had plans for us.
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151932
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it felt fucking awesome at that moment, in that way only little things can feel huge and life affirming
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151964
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When he smashed his plate in my lap, the dog hung around, licking my wrist and hoping that he would get some milk, too. With my luck, he'd jump in the pool, getting grass clippings all over the edge. My nails were sharp that day, I had to cut them, and I did while…
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1519116
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I write poems as if language matters.
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151944
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I assume the shape of a pronoun.
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151996
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I tell myself I should have known. You were always absence.
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151900
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The day I met Griffin Burns was the worst day of my adult life. However, it wasn't a series of unfortunate events, one mistake which followed an unlucky break which followed a bad situation; nothing …
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15191211
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The cataclysm of all those photons/
mad to be a part of you
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151984
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You don't want to knowthe details of my lifethe gossipthe boring moments strung togetheracross the lap ofmy sense of responsibilityit drives methrough the daysdoing this and thatchore, check on the listi am tired and need to stop for a drinkand then, i am filled up for a…
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15191711
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151933
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The questions we ask ourselves define who we are as a culture. “What is the meaning of life?” “Is there a God?” “Does anybody really know what time it is?” “Where the hell did I put my car keys?” To see what…
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151944
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Charles tapped the anger management code on his steering wheel. He rolled down his street and saw Jack Watson throwing stuff into the trunk of his black Volvo coupe. He waved, but Jack did not wave back. Jack's face was blazing red. He looked like he might have a…
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151932
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...Heroin. It helped them get through the tricks and sucked up their flesh.
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1518108
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After his chemotherapy failed, he went water skiing.
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151899
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True story, I swear to God.
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151895
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A spire
that had stood one hundred and forty years
fell in
a single second of the blackest day.
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1518159
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How they all beat the small drum/
of the word within the world
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151810
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“If Sir would observe, the storm welt, a shoe for the big occasion, a shoe that will guide sir through the dismal passages, a shoe that will roar in the face of adversity and …”
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15181414
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I realize the kid is still smoking. Shocked, I tear the cigarette from his mouth, throw it to the earth, and grind it to death with the heel of my boot.
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151821
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A look flashed across his face as if someone had hooked up his genitals to a car battery.
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